At the MWC 2019, Oppo has just presented its new photo block for its next high-end smartphone, which includes an impressive 10x Zoom.

While we were expecting a product announcement from the Chinese manufacturer, Oppo preferred to play the innovation card by presenting at its MWC 2019 conference the new technologies that will equip the brand’s future smartphones.

5G and Zoom 10x lossless, these are the keywords that accompanied the Oppo conference during this 2019 edition. If the 5G is not the novelty in itself, since we know that all the manufacturers have put themselves into it this year to prepare for the launch on certain markets this year, it is mainly around the photo that Oppo shines at the beginning of the show.

A 10x zoom

Indeed, if the Oppo conference was called “Get Closer,” it is not for nothing because Oppo announced its new technology in the world of mobile photography with an impressive 10x zoom. In reality, it’s a little different since the 10x zoom is based on the presence of an ultra-wide-angle sensor. The future Oppo photo smartphone that we were able to discover at the show was a modified R11 with the new photo block composed of three cameras, an ultra wide-angle (16mm), a standard (24mm) and a telephoto (160). Both standard and telephoto cameras carry an optical stabilizer each with an accuracy of 0.001445°.

So if we assume that the ultra-wide-angle lens has a focal length of 16mm (or 120°), with a 10x zoom, we get a 160mm telephoto, which is still impressive given the thickness of a smartphone. Now, compared to the standard lens, it becomes “only” a 6.6x zoom, which is still very impressive, but far from what the competition of a compact camera offers.

On the reference smartphone that we were able to get used to, the user interface was not specially optimized, and we regret that Oppo did not consider it useful to offer a step-by-step zoom up. Also, we were entitled to zoom via a virtual wheel on the side, not very practical or we “pinched,” which was not more precise. From a photo point of view, it’s quite impressive, but we’re waiting to be able to test it in real life because, for the demos, we were in optimal lighting conditions.

Inside the phone

On the technological side, the main camera features a 48 Megapixel Sony sensor, while the ultra-wide-angle and telephoto cameras feature an 8 Megapixel Sony sensor. All the three combined allows you to obtain a certain level of detail with a 10x zoom. With such a photo block, Oppo managed to make it all fit in less than 6.76mm thick. From our first tests, it was quite convincing if we put aside a perfectible user interface.

While we haven’t had a precise model, Oppo has confirmed that its first smartphone equipped with their new zoom will arrive on the market this spring 2019. All we have to do is wait.

The new firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S9+ is under development. The Korean manufacturer’s new interface is built on Android 9 Pie. On the program, a dark theme, gestures, and many other new additions are coming.

Android 9 Pie is already available on a handful of smartphones, and many more will be brought to you by the end of the year 2018. Samsung has remained very discreet on this subject and has not yet revealed its roadmap for updating its terminals. Nevertheless, work is progressing in the premises of the number one telephone company.

It gives you a first idea of the new features that will arrive on the phone, but also on the Galaxy S9, the Galaxy Note 9, and certainly part of the Galaxy A range.

Dark theme and Android Pie

There is a lot of new stuff, according to the impressions, starting with the overall aesthetics of the system. Samsung Experience 10 brings a new dark theme to the range, adapted to the AMOLED screens. It is also possible to set it in the settings to define a time slot during which this “night mode” will be active.

The whole is rounded, with a card-shaped design, very Material Design, for notifications, some widgets, and even phone settings. The same goes for the quick settings that are now rounded, such as on Google’s Android Pie version.

Finally, we should note that the lock screen is also becoming soberer and the icons of fast applications are giving way to text and a thin colored bar, while the menu for recent applications adopts Google’s horizontal scrolling with full maps and an application dock at the bottom of the screen.

New gestures

In the parameters, we find more or less the same functions as before, always with a better-delimited design in the form of maps. Let us note, however, the presence of a new gesture, hitherto absent at Samsung, the “lift to wake” that wakes up the phone when we lift the smartphone.

But the most exciting thing is the appearance of navigation by gestures, different from that found on Android Pie or other manufacturers. The slides all take place from the bottom of the screen and must start where the action button on the navigation bar is typical. So, to go back, you have to slide your finger on the left side of the screen while to open recent applications, it is the right side that matters.

System applications

Native phone applications also received a little polish. In bulk, we can mention the Dialer, the SMS application, Bixby, but also emails, the camera, the gallery, the browser or the file explorer.

Overall, the goal is to standardize the design of the entire system with rounded corner cards and if possible a dark theme.

For the moment, it is only a version under development, unstable and incomplete. Nevertheless, the existence of firmware with this level of finishing in September is a rather good sign regarding the progress of the project, and we can hope for a first beta soon enough.

Remember that Google could skip the “9.1” version of Android this year and that the next major update of the system Android Q is expected.

A project abandoned for many reasons.

Apple continues its path towards wireless and cable abandonment. Since iPhone 7, the giant has even said Goodbye to the jack to promote their Bluetooth headphones – and if possible, its AirPods. According to an article by Bloomberg, still well informed, the Cupertino firm even considered removing the Lightning port from its latest product, the iPhone X, to favor wireless charging. Fortunately, Apple has abandoned this idea in the face of too many technical and financial constraints.

Apple wanted to abandon the Lightning port.

It was a first step towards the connected whole that would be taken by Apple. According to Bloomberg, after the jack was abandoned, the Cupertino firm considered removing the Lightning port to rely solely on wireless charging. A project that did not succeed for obvious reasons: this technology does not yet allow you to recharge your phone quickly enough. However, that’s not all since the Cupertino firm should have provided an accessory for wireless charging and this cost would have increased the already salty note of the iPhone X.

It was Apple designer Jony Ive who suggested the idea of an iPhone X without a Lightning port but also… without physical buttons. Another abandoned idea since Apple’s last born has three. Of course, other firms are looking to move to all tactile, and it will probably take a little while – and many patents – to see such technology proposed one day. For the moment, many manufacturers are working on the famous fingerprint reader integrated into the screen.

The fact remains that the abandonment of the Lightning port could well be in Apple’s plans for the future. A better alternative for the firm than the one wanted by Europe. Also, for a good reason: rumors evoke the adoption of USB Type-C by Apple following the political constraints of universal standards.

Technology has highly advanced in recent times. One particular consumer product that technology has brought to us in the recent years is the drone. Quadcopters have been popularly used in different areas, especially in combating terror and other security concerns.

However, drones have also been used in the management of wildlife. The number of endangered species is fast increasing, and some have suffered extinction. However, the continued rising of poaching has led to the introduction of drones in this sector.

Why Drones Are Valuable in Wildlife Protection

Drones bring different aspects of high technology to the table. A drone may include a voice recorder, a camera for taking images and also videos. Also, some drones are fitted with guns that can shoot the targets. However, the drones used in Wildlife may lack this latter feature, since our focus is on viewing what is correctly taking place.

Through the drones, wildlife conservationists can count the number of species in a particular place. For instance, counting of the number of elephants in a game reserve ensures proper checkup on the breeding and increasing of the number. It is possible to note the number of elephants killed through poaching using drones.

Apart from recording the number, drones can also help in assessing the behavior of animals with the aim of assisting them in efficiently interacting with their habitat. It helps the conservationists to find ways of improving the environment through the planting of trees. Understanding the forest cover characteristics of a region can create the need to replenish the atmosphere with natural habitat.

Why Poaching is still a menace yet drones are available

The question that still arises is, how come poaching is still a significant challenge. Well, the technology has mainly been used for observation and not taking drastic approaches towards the poachers. Poaching is still popular in African and Asian countries simply because of not considering this technology.

However, drones can be used to shoot the poachers if they come with military features. It happens when they are fitted with guns. Maybe this would be a lasting solution towards reducing the number of those who endanger the lives of animals and birds. Nevertheless, this seems to create ethical controversies since it establishes human-animal conflicts.
Poachers have rights of life, and so do animals.

Therefore, this decision would improve the efficiency of drones operating the attack of these culprits. Therefore, this technology in wildlife conservation is not automatically welcomed by every single stakeholder. Apart from that, poaching has been highly propagated by corrupt cartels. Thus, there is the need for inter-governments’ cooperation in eradicating this concern.

Parting Shot

Drones used for checking on wildlife should be advanced. They might use firearms that are only used in destroying the poaching cartels. Perhaps we would have saved dodo bird if drones were discovered early enough. Anyway, there is still an opportunity for stakeholders to agree on the value of drones in defending wildlife. Drones should be sophisticated to achieve these desirable results. When we come together to condemn poaching, we achieve good results. But we achieve higher success when we introduce technology in the environmental aspects.

Uber has signed a partnership with Nasa to collaborate in the development of its UAV taxi service. The company hopes to test it by 2020. The U. S. Space Agency will work on a system to regulate the traffic of these autonomous spacecraft.

Uber hopes to conquer the airways as he did on earth with his VTC service. To do this, the company is working on a project of vertical take-off and landing drones that will be able to transport passengers on short urban routes. At this week’s Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, the company announced that it has signed an agreement with NASA to move the project forward.

According to the American channel CNBC, which relayed the information, Uber signed a Space Act Agreement with the space agency for the development of a low-level autonomous aircraft traffic management system. According to the document published by Nasa, which we consulted, the agreement for an amount of $376,000 (approximately’ 323,000 at the current rate) was signed in January 2017 and will expire in January 2022.

Uber wants flying taxis for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

No specific details are given as to the work that NASA will do and how Uber will use it for its service called UberAir (formerly Uber Elevate). But we know that the U. S. Space Agency has been working on this technology and testing it with UAVs since last year. The main idea of the concept is to create geo-recorded air corridors to distribute the different types of drones: leisure, delivery, taxis…

The stated objective is to make the UberAir service operational before the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The company is targeting an initial fare for a race that is only slightly higher than a UberX car ride. The first trials are scheduled to start in 2020 in several major cities: Los Angeles and Dallas in the United States and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

Uber’s working on a drone taxi concept.

The Uber driver-assisted transport vehicle service revealed that he was working on a vertical take-off and landing UAV project that could carry passengers on short urban routes. Surprisingly, the idea is not new.

Ten years from now, when you draw your smartphone to order a Uber, it may not arrive by road, but by air! The service of transport vehicle with driver (VTC) has just revealed that he was working on the idea of an autonomous UAV with vertical take-off and landing.

To be accepted by the seller and contribute to his productivity, software must be its extension. Ergonomics, mobility, rapid handling, and always robustness and adaptability to new business applications are the conditions for an efficient man-machine duo.

No more right-clicking in some new store software! Instead, sellers have only one “swipe” to perform. Nothing more natural when you’re used to the experience of a smartphone but a cultural revolution to accomplish for software publishers.

Gone are the days when users were looking for software functionality in the menu maze. Today, we are making sure that we can offer them as we navigate.

Listen and learn

This new ergonomics responds to a new development process. It begins with the observation of client behavior. Not project managers but end users, directly on the sales floor.

The next step leads to the creation of models designed to position the large visual cues on the pages. The models are then “designed” or concretized and passed in dynamic mode. Then comes the time to pass them on to the development teams so that they can give birth to the product.

Setting up the ergonomics and construction of the navigation logic, graphics at various stages, the editor takes care to submit his solution to users “testers.”

Pushing the right information at the right time

This new way of working offers many benefits. The resulting IT solutions are faster to handle because they are more intuitive than those of previous generations.

They are therefore better accepted by users in a sector, distribution, where turnover is high. When you start a computer project if you only bring technology to the shop your tools end up in a closet. If you don’t put forward the human being, so the seller, it’s lost in advance.

Making technology work for people

Productivity is also at this price. In stores where customers come today to try and compare products, vendors expect software that supports them in their advisory role.

It is up to the application to push the right information at the right time towards the seller. When you give a salesperson a technological tool, he or she perceives it primarily as a constraint. And if the tool does not allow it to offer more products and be more relevant in its discourse, it is useless!

Almost every car manufactured from 1996 onward has an onboard diagnostic system (OBD system). This system is composed of an on-board computer that detects problems in the engine, emission, and transmission systems.

This machine then communicates the defects in the dash for example through the check engine light with the use of an on board diagnosis tool. Car manufacturers also place a connector under the dash where an OBD scanner can be connected to show what code could be causing the light to come on. If you would like to be in a position to know the particular problem with your car even before getting to a mechanic, buying an OBD scan tool is a wise decision.

OBD scanners vary significantly in design and price. Their prices range from $250 to 2500$. Some are simple handheld devices while others are complex PCs or laptops using sophisticated software for analysis. The manufacturers of these devices are also many and varied. The presence of so many choices in the market can make it difficult for you to shop for one. The following are simple things you should keep in mind when looking for an OBD scan tool to buy.

Compatibility

Although OBD-II scanner is a standardized diagnostic system, there are different types of hardware communications used by various OBD II compliant cars. It is, therefore, imperative for you to ensure that the particular device you are about to buy is compatible with your vehicle’s OBD system.

Upgradability

Motor vehicle industry is a dynamic one. Car manufacturers release new models almost every year. Every new model comes with enhanced features which at times affect even the diagnostic system. Thus, you should not ignore the upgradability of the car repair manual you intend to buy. You, should, therefore, buy an OBD scanner that can be upgraded to support changes in the future models.

Laws and Government Regulations

Federal and state governments have many different laws and regulations affecting OBD systems’ standards. For instance, The Environmental Protection Agency of the United States has a regulation on OBD standards requiring that certain emission-related readings be included in OBD systems. Thus, Low-end diagnostic tools without such features are inapplicable in the US. You should, therefore, remember to consider whether the OBD scanner you are about to buy meets the standards outlined by government regulations and the law.

From the preceding discussion, it is apparent that OBD-II scanner is a great tool when it comes to identifying and analyzing mechanical problems in motor vehicles. If you are planning to buy one, the above-discussed tips will go a long way in helping you to get value for your money.

We received many emails lately regarding the crazy surrounding cryptocurrency markets and the whole Blockchain technology.

For those of you who know nothing about these electronic currencies, it is sort of a decentralized peer to peer network where everyone can have access and read the transactions beeing made at a point in time.

The leading currency is the infamous Bitcoin that has been around since it’s creation by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008!

There are many other new coins coming to the market these days as the market is literally exploding.

Even if Microsoft has taken the plunge and has stealthily entered the cannabis market, other technology giants such as Google and Apple have also accumulated rumors that link them to the legal marijuana industry.

At a decisive moment, as legalization advances at an uncontrollable pace in the US, it seems that large technology companies do not want to be excluded from the market. We will talk about the current state of affairs and the future that awaits them.

In June 2016, Microsoft became the first technology giant to land in the cannabis market. And this is very discreet, without any controversy at Kind Financials, a company that offers a software suite for the marketing and monitoring of cannabis production.

Other technological actors

While Microsoft is the only giant that has officially entered the cannabis industry in the meantime, many other technology companies are also accumulating rumors that link them to the marijuana market.

At the end of January 2017, Apple was awarded the patent for a vaporizer that has aroused suspicions in the cannabis world. Even though the documents do not specifically mention marijuana, the patented device had a moving plate to heat, which was located on the substance and decreased as the vaporization progressed. According to the experts, this system would make much more sense for the consumption of cannabis because it would allow a constant vaporization since the element that brings the heat (this mobile plate) would always remain near what is left of this substance.

Because of this system, this kind of vaporizer could work with liquid extracts of flowers, but it seems that it would get better results with oils or solid products, such as a little cannabis prepared as it should be. However, is this patent a camouflaged “iVape”? The Company’s track record with the cannabis industry does not bode well and seems to indicate otherwise. Of course, Apple will have to up their game to match other vaporizer manufacturers already established on the market such as Firefly Vapor and their best seller the test firefly 2 vaporisateur.

The case of Google

For its part, Google either has not been spared by rumors about its possible entry into the cannabis industry. One month after Microsoft’s announcement, a company executive of LivWell Enlightened Health, one of the largest cannabis retail chains in the US, said the company’s most popular search engine owner of the whole internet had come in contact with them to find possible ways of collaboration.

In mid-May, more than 150 countries were targeted by the large-scale computer attack that used the WannaCry virus. This malware was a ransomware that blocked user files in exchange for a Bitcoin amount. North Korea was once suspected, but now experts seem to be turning to a group of people from the southern region of China.

It was the US security firm Flashpoint that analyzed the malware WannaCry. According to her, the linguistic analysis of the virus would have revealed that the software was written by a Chinese who speaks a southern dialect. For Flashpoint, it was thanks to a lack of input that she was able to reach this conclusion.

Indeed, the message displayed on infected computers was first written in Chinese and then translated into English. Then, using automatic translators, the hackers who hide behind this attack were able to get 26 texts written in different languages. The report also asserts that the English version is of better quality than a text drafted by an automatic translator.

Experts believe that random emails in foreign languages ​​would have been translated into Google Translate by taking the text in English as a reference.

Finally, the message written in Chinese contains the word “libai,” a dialect version of the word “the week” which is often used in southern China and surrounding islands. Flashpoint, therefore, believes with high confidence that the language used for the ransom demand “is consistent with that used in the south of the country, in Hong Kong, Taiwan or Singapore,” but “familiar with English.” Except for Chinese language specialists, the presence of a dialect word such as “libai” can not be reliable evidence since it is also used in northern China.

In short, you will understand, we are still far from finding the person(s) responsible and even less the sponsors if there are any!

Cleaning, a sector undergoing rapid change, is now developing innovations.

The cleaning of computer systems, as well as the computerization of cleaning procedures, upset the supply of services in a competitive market.

Different trajectories of innovation appear, each with its own employment structure. The sector is becoming more professional, and its workforce is becoming more skilled.

In recent years, one of the most striking evolutions in cleaning has been the rise of technologies in the production process. These technologies are at the origin of a radical change like this activity, which has long been regarded as primarily manual.

The cleaning business has invested in the following main areas of technological innovation: robotics, tooling and small equipment, and information technology. Even households are now benefiting from the technological improvements!

In the research and development (R & D) departments of some large cleaning companies, the design, development, and production of robots and robots is a recent phenomenon. These robots were designed to replace human work and considerably improve productivity.

The robots created in recent years by the largest cleaning companies are process innovations that respond to a cost logic combined with a new quality logic.

Steam Cleaning

Industrial steam cleaner application

The “dry” steam cleaning technology allows the cleaning in place, in a congested environment, avoiding risky transshipments, saving transport dead times, and allowing an exceptional quality of cleaning and drying, without abrasion, without corrosion initiation, without Solvents or aggressive chemistry, while limiting discharges drastically.

Applications

• For the manufacture of parts and the cleaning and maintenance of surfaces, machines, equipment, degreasing of internal structures
Of sails, machining assemblies, tooling, etc
• For avionics maintenance
And aerospace.

If you are a fan of YouTube videos and always forages on the latest trending videos on this platform, then you surely are annoyed with video annotations. Students use YouTube to look for videos for their subjects and it is kind of annoying when unnecessary sections pop up on the screen. There was a certain community forum where users of YouTube argued about the pros and cons of video annotations. The results of the debate lead to annotations being removed in the user options on the website but videos with annotations already will remain.

Virtual Reality creating a virtual world based on an environment from the real world. This form of technology utilizes complex computer programs that allow the users to view, feel, and hear the real world portrayed in a virtual world. VR started in games where the players have an intangible experience of a certain façade even in the comfort of their homes. Then VR reaches aspects of business, health, etc and allowed multiple changes to happen in these fields, thus, creating a better future.

Here are some of the coolest and the newest technologies in the world from different fields; medicine, automotive, gaming, business, socialization, etc.

Reverse ParalysisParalysis has been of the less incurable disease of human beings mainly for heart attacks, brain failure, or vein clots. People with paralysis almost always stay as paralyzed until they die. With the advancement of technology, doctors and scientist have now discovered ways on how to reverse the paralysis. They utilized a certain technology placed on the brain that suffices the energy, blood, and sensorial needs of the paralyzed brain. This technology was first tried with paralyzed animals and after a couple of trials yielded successful results.

Smart TrucksSmart Truck is one of the greatest breakthroughs in the mobile world. We all know that almost 50% of road accidents and casualties are caused by trucks colliding with each other or trucks crashing onto stores, killing human beings. Smart Trucks can drive using an autopilot system matched with a super hold breaking mechanism that instantly stops a 100 km/hr speed which prevents crashes and accidents.

Face PaymentsPayments using the faces of people presented on a face detector are being pushed in China. This system requires a bank account and a face detector on every ATM site. This will prevent criminals from stealing money from their victim’s bank account.

Powerful ComputersComputers have been undergoing a certain changing pattern. However, last year, the most powerful computer called Quantum Computer was created by Google. It serves as a data storage that can accept an infinite number of data and can perform infinite commands from several users at once.

Full Round SelfieA Selfie refers to an action of a certain lone person capturing himself in his camera. The newest trend in this field is the 360 degrees Selfie wherein the users can capture himself and a full round view background. Facebook and some other social networks are supporting this type of images or videos.

Solar CellsIn the field of energy creation, Solar cells are one of the coolest technologies created. Around cell employed with a solar panel creates and an infinitesimal amount of energy. Although there are still a lot of complications in the processing and conversion of energy, Solar Cells will power up the entire world in the near future.

Therapy of GenesDiseases caused by genetic mutation or genetic disorders are being studied at this instant. A scientist has created several aids to this particular matter yet everything is unsuccessful. With the help of technology, they created a device that removes disabilities on the genes themselves. This device is yet to come to the public but it surely gives hope to those cancer patients who got their diseases in their genetic factors.

Robotic MaidsEver wanted a maid whom you can order around without limit? Then say hello to the newest robotic maid. This robotic maid is currently in progressed on the Technological center of the world, Japan. The maid is a real life human robot that was programmed to help human beings in their household needs.

Head Transplant SimulatorsTransplanting a whole head is a very dangerous operation that has only 1 chance of success. With the virtual reality simulator, doctors have been practicing a head transplant for people who have incurable tumors and other diseases in the head.

Facetime is an application that allows users to take videos of themselves and send it to other users or family members. It also has a live video content that gives users the ability to interact with people from different countries. Facetime was created by Apple Incorporation, thus, its availability is limited to IOS users only. Steve Jobs announced the implementation of the app in Iphone4 for the month of January 2010 at the AWDC or the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. The name was originally from Facetime Communication but apple bought its name and the company changed its original name to Actiance, Inc.

The problem with these is that almost 70 percent of gadgets use android phones and downloading Facetime won’t be of use. Instead of using Facetime, android users can utilize these 5 best alternatives that replace Facetime or are even greater than the application.

SkypeSkype is an app that allows the user to instantly message their friends, family, co-workers, and much more above others. It also allows them to send videos, pictures, etc. Skype allows audio and video conference calls. In the early years of Skype, the conversation is only between two opposite ends. However, as the years passed by, it evolved into a more convenient app that gives users the ability to make conference calls and videos. Skype was developed by Microsoft Corporation using Skype Technologies. The original authors of this application are Priit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn and were released on August 29, 2003. Skype was first available in personal computers but later on advances in mobile devices which makes the lives of people more convenient and easy.

Facebook MessengerFacebook is one of the widely engaged social networking platforms that present user generated information to other people. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, who was once an inspiring programmer yet now a multi-billionaire. Facebook was only available on online sites in the first years but later on, it emerged in portable devices like smartphones, etc; then a Facebook messenger came. Facebook messenger is the best communication tool for Facebook users around Asia, Europe, and some parts of America. Facebook messenger can be run even using mobile data. This means that you only need the app, a SIM card (for data) and a smartphone to communicate with other people.

ViberViber is one of the oldest messaging apps together with Skype. It exploits the user’s mobile phone number. Instead of using the built-in messaging app of your phone, you can download Viber. It is way better than any built in messaging and allows users to send images. However, video messaging requires a strong connection to the internet.

KikKik is popular amongst European and Asian people. It shares same features with the other mentioned messaging app. However, the good thing about this app is that it allows the users to forage for some friends to chat with making it easier to communicate and find new friends.

SnapchatSnapchat was created by students of Stanford University who planned to make their school connected with each other. This messaging app focuses solely on sending videos and images but instantly deletes it after 24 hours.